New merchandise has been revealed for the Disneyland 70 anniversary celebration, a guest was caught climbing the Tree of Life, and Jeremy Renner rejected an offer to return for “Hawkeye” — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Daily Recap (5/1/25)
Walt Disney World
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- In a new video posted to social media, visitors to Disney’s Animal Kingdom witnessed a guest climbing up the side of the Tree of Life.
Disney Springs
- Gideon’s Bakehouse is marking Halfway to Halloween with two new collectible menus and various limited-time treats, plus the return of the Coffee Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookie of the Month.
New Merchandise
- Walt Disney World Resort has a new pastel pink Minnie Mouse ear headband available.
- A new canvas Loungefly backpack features embroidered depictions of Minnie ear headbands.
- Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World has new apparel from the Resistance Duos Collection.
- A new series of Americana apparel is available at Walt Disney World Resort ahead of the 4th of July 2025 (Independence Day).
Other Walt Disney World News
- With the reopening of Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Walt Disney World has discontinued their refillable water park mugs.
- Stitch met guests at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park on Thursday for the park’s reopening.
- Disney has revealed a list of new PhotoPass Magic Shots available at Walt Disney World to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Park
- Disney Parks Blog has released the full list of food and beverages that will be available for the Disneyland 70th Celebration, kicking off later this month at Disneyland Resort.
- Among the new churros Disneyland has fried up for the summer, we review the Gator Tail Churro available in Bayou Country.
- Royal Street Veranda at Disneyland Park has new New Orleans-inspired Sno-Balls with your choice of house-made flavored syrup.
- Disney has revealed a list of new PhotoPass Magic Shots available at Disneyland Resort to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Disney California Adventure
- Schmoozie’s Smoothies in Disney California Adventure has two new milkshakes for the summer.
New Merchandise
- Disney Parks Blog has revealed that several new novelty souvenirs, including popcorn buckets, sippers, and more, are coming to Disneyland Resort for the 70th anniversary celebration.
Disney Store Merchandise
- Disney Store has raised the minimum amount users must spend to receive free shipping and handling.
- In honor of May the 4th, Pandora has two new “Star Wars” charms coming to Disney Parks and Disney Store.
- “Star Wars” fans can build Jango Fett’s starship, Kylo Ren’s helmet, Chopper the droid, and more this May the 4th with new “Star Wars” LEGO sets.
The Walt Disney Company
- A man has now pleaded guilty after hacking a Disney Slack channel and compromising 1.1TB of data in 2024.
- Adventures by Disney announced new itineraries to Switzerland and Greece for 2026.
Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Studios Florida
- The full Universal Mega Movie Parade is performing once again with the return of the “Trolls” and “Kung Fu Panda” floats.
New Merchandise
- The newest complimentary UOAP magnet at Universal Orlando Resort celebrates 50 years of “Jaws.”
- Travel to the past with the new Time Turner popcorn bucket inspired by the magical object from the “Harry Potter” series, now available from Universal Orlando Resort.
- A complimentary Stardust Racers button is now available to Universal Orlando Annual Passholders.
Universal Studios Hollywood
- Universal Studios Hollywood now has a Universal Express Select option, cheaper than the regular Universal Express add-on, allowing access to three popular attractions.
Entertainment and Media
- Marvel finally reveals the true meaning of the “Thunderbolts*” asterisk in early film spoilers.
- The end credits scene for “Thunderbolts*” teases arrival of important characters for “Avengers: Doomsday.”
Disney+
- In a new interview, actor Jeremy Renner revealed the reason he rejected an offer from Marvel to reprise his role in “Hawkeye” for a second season.
WDW News Today
- In honor of the anniversary of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, discover the true story of the development of the Disney-MGM Studios from the project’s leaders, Bob Weis & Randy Printz, in this exclusive presentation from our Stage 89 event in 2024.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!